I've just finished my first partscaster and here it is. It's a wax over oil finish 2 piece Swampash body with a very fat malpe neck. It has callaham bridge and pickguard and BKP Blackguard Flat 50's with a 4-way switch. Tim also supplied a prewired control plate with a paper oil cap for the tone control.
it's taken me a few months to assemble and finish, mainly due to lack of funds but with all the bits it would of taken about 10 days, mainly for the true-oil oil coats on the body.
The best bit, it resonates like hell, the only tele I've played similar was a £2300 relic in Sounds Great, you can really feel the body vibrate through the neck and up through the strap. The Blackguards are fantastic, I have definitely made the right choice there. I expected the bridge PuP to be as good as it was but the neck really surprised me, it is so soulful and sweet. I have even changed my opinion is that all good neck Fender sounds come in Strat form!
I had a gig on Friday and Buchanan tones were flying off my fretboard - amazing :D
Total cost was just under £700.
